Methyl iodide → 3-Chloro-4-methoxybenzonitrile

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Under N2, a solution of 3-chloro-4-hydroxybenzonitrile (15.4 g, 0.1 mole) in dry DMF (75 ml) was added rapidly dropwise to a stirred suspension of sodium hydride (4.0 g, 0.1 mole, 60% oil dispersion) in dry DMF (25 ml). After heating at 70° C. for 2 hours, the mixture was cooled to 20° C. and a solution of methyliodide (30 ml) in dry DMF (50 ml) was added dropwise. Following an 18 hour period at room temperature, the precipitate of sodium iodide was removed by filtration and the solvent was stripped from the filtrate under reduced pressure. The crystalline residue was slurried in water and the product was collected to yield 16.8 g (quant.) of 26, m.p. 105°-108° C. A sample recrystallized from IPA--H2O melted at 107°-109° C.

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